My Writings. My Thoughts.

Follower Ratio Idiocy Will Kill Twitter

// July 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Random Thoughts

Yeah, maybe I’m stating that title a little strongly.  Maybe so.  But if it doesn’t kill Twitter, it is certainly going to decrease it’s value to the social web world.  This much I am sure of. If you’ve been happily living unaware of what a “follower ratio” is, allow me to briefly explain.  Many people [...]

What Kind of Church Do You Want?

// May 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // Church Life

I need to repent of trying to replace the power of the Holy Spirit with pragmatism. So do you. We need to drop our excuses about why we don’t see miracles and the kind of community that is modeled in Acts 2. We need to stop making cynical and tired excuses about why we don’t [...]

Is He Alive? Prove it.

// March 31st, 2010 // 9 Comments » // Christian Living

This weekend on Sunday, Christians will gather all over the world to celebrate the greatest event in human history. The resurrection of Jesus Christ. This simply means that we do not worship a dead God. He’s alive. We have a living hope. Among other things, this means that God is actively involved in our lives. [...]

Enjoy What Makes Life Beautiful

// March 8th, 2010 // 8 Comments » // Christian Living

I preached on keeping the Sabbath this weekend and studying the topic was a loud reminder to me of the importance of getting off the crazy carnival ride we’re on most of the time to take a breath.  The importance of weekly rest goes all the way back to creation and the nature and character [...]

Excellence or Authenticity?

// February 27th, 2010 // No Comments » // Church Life

I’ve written a lot about the importance of excellence in the Church on this blog before.  I believe it’s important to do things in a way that communicates that we value what we are doing, we value those we are ministering to, and most of all we value the God we are worshiping.  However, I [...]

View Archives

My videos. Featured videos.